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16 Facts About Terry Allcock

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Terence Allcock was an English professional footballer who played as a forward for Bolton Wanderers and Norwich City.

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Terry Allcock was a cricketer who played for Norfolk County Cricket Club.

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Terry Allcock was born in Leeds in 1935 and began his football career with Bolton Wanderers, who approached him while he was captain of Yorkshire schoolboys.

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When interviewed in 2004 for the book Twelve Canary Greats, Terry Allcock stated that his decision to sign for Bolton was made when his father's job moved to Blackpool and Bolton permitted him to commute from there.

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Terry Allcock made his first team debut in October 1953 against Manchester City and scored twice in the first twenty minutes.

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Terry Allcock signed for Norwich shortly before the transfer deadline in March 1958.

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Terry Allcock scored against Tottenham Hotspur in the tie at White Hart Lane.

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Terry Allcock went on to play 389 games for Norwich, with his final appearance coming against Blackburn Rovers at Carrow Road on 23 April 1969.

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Terry Allcock spent most of his career as a forward, but his last five seasons with Norwich were spent playing at half-back.

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Terry Allcock has the record of scoring 37 goals in a calendar season, the highest achieved in any calendar season by a Norwich City player.

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Terry Allcock played cricket as a wicket-keeper for Norfolk County Cricket Club, appearing for the county in the Minor Counties Championship from 1959 to 1975.

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Terry Allcock was only able to appear infrequently, and made a total of 45 Championship appearances for the county.

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Terry Allcock scored 1,470 championship runs, with eight half-centuries, and was involved in 93 dismissals as a wicket-keeper.

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Terry Allcock made scores of 24 against Hampshire and four against Cheshire, taking a single catch on debut.

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Terry Allcock stayed at Norwich as a coach until 1973 before a brief coaching stint at Manchester City.

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Terry Allcock was formally a matchday host at Carrow Road and in 2002 was made an inaugural member of the Norwich City FC Hall of Fame.